Ron Salaj is the founder of Meaning Making, an experimental collective for critical praxis and research on how technologies shape the conditions of collective life. His work sits at the intersection of politics, philosophy, and education, with a focus on AI, digital infrastructures, and their social meanings. He is Director of Research and Strategy at ImpactSkills and co-coordinates the Master’s in ICT for Development and Social Good at the University of Turin, where he also held a Research Fellowship. Ron has led research projects for Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, consulted for the Council of Europe, Lombardy Region’s Emergency and Urgency Agency, and the European Commission’s DG INTPA, and serves on the Ethics Board for Emerging Technologies of the City of Turin. A former UNICEF Innovations Lab co-founder, he has designed youth innovation programmes adopted in over 40 countries. His current work spans policy, research, and practice, bringing critical perspectives and participatory methods into the politics of AI, education, and development.